Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
the first reason for her success
Perhaps this is the first reason for her success--she chose to do something that she enjoyed.
"The first reason of her success" sounds as good as the underlined phrase, but I wonder if it does so to you. If not, why not? Thanks.
"The first reason of her success" sounds as good as the underlined phrase, but I wonder if it does so to you. If not, why not? Thanks.
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Well, I think that "for" is more appropriate in American English.
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Well, I think that "for" is more appropriate in American English.
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AngliholicThanks, Jain.Yes, it is 'the reason for'. The preposition 'of'' is not correct.
Is "the reason for" a set phrase?
The cause of ... but The reason for ...
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You can really only say the first reason if you are then going to mention the second, third and so on. Otherwise, you might want to use principal or primary.
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